Bart hosted a bash to show off the conceptual designs for the complex on Wednesday evening. Here's a roundup of news off of the event:

Blatstein said his plan would be “a great shot in the arm for North Broad Street,” creating thousands of jobs and generating $25 million in tax revenues once it is open, reports NewsWorks.

The project was designed by Steelman Partners of Las Vegas and will be built all at once, not phased, reports the Business Journal. “It’s the biggest project that I will ever do,” Blatstein said. “I will never doing anything as game-changing and transformative as this. We want to create the best entertainment resort in the country.”

Why is it French-inspired? Philadelphia has long taken architectural inspiration from the French, so this is a nod to that history, reports the Inquirer’s Jennifer Lin.